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Taijiquan and the search for the little old Chinese man : understanding identity through martial arts /
The first book-length ethnography of a Chinese martial arts association, the book tackles the general question of how human beings form viewpoints of themselves and others through the practice of an art--in this case, the art of taijiquan (a.k.a. tai chi). The first half of the book focuses on the a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The first book-length ethnography of a Chinese martial arts association, the book tackles the general question of how human beings form viewpoints of themselves and others through the practice of an art--in this case, the art of taijiquan (a.k.a. tai chi). The first half of the book focuses on the author's own experience of studying taijiquan with teachers in the People's Republic of China and the United States, then expands the discussion to include taijiquan as national symbol, taijiquan in the context of urban China, and the globalization of Chineseness through taijiquan. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 320 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403968284 9781403968289 9780230601529 0230601529 1281361089 9781281361080 9781349530526 1349530522 |
| Acceso: | University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |